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Yahoo
an hour ago
- Entertainment
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Former Florida Commit Riley Greene Makes MLB History on Friday
Former Florida Gators commit and current Detroit Tigers star Riley Greene made MLB history on Friday's game in an incredible 9-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. In the top of the ninth, tied 1-1, Greene was the first up to the plate, and hammered a home run to kick off the inning. Advertisement His hit started an onslaught of offense, with two more home runs shortly after and a score from a wild pitch to make it 6-1. After the entire order made it through, Greene approached the plate with runners on first and third, and made MLB history by being the first player to ever hit two home runs in the top of the ninth inning. This feat is incredible in its own, and to do it in the ninth inning, which started as a tie ballgame, is nothing short of incredible. Detroit Tigers outfielder Riley Greene rounds the bases and scores a run against the Cleveland Guardians during Game 5 of the ALDS at Progressive Field on Oct. 12, Blaze-Imagn Images They followed up their 10-4 blowout victory to begin their series in Los Angeles with another 9-1 victory. Greene and the Tigers are sitting at the top of the AL Central with a 21-12 record, which is also first in the entire AL, with the Yankees, Mariners, and Guardians shortly behind. Advertisement After Friday night's heroics, Greene posts a .276 batting average with eight home runs and 20 RBIs on his 35 hits so far this season. Greene was drafted out of high school with the No. 5 overall pick, but had committed to the Gators in his freshman year. They will need more of that magic heading into the depths of the season, but look ahead to another matchup against the Angels on Saturday. Related: NBA Makes Major Walter Clayton Jr. Announcement
New York Times
14 hours ago
- Health
- New York Times
Tigers' Riley Greene has become the hitter he was drafted to be. Can his growth continue?
DETROIT — From Riley Greene's earliest days in the organization, he developed a saying with Detroit Tigers legend Alan Trammell. It started at minor-league parks and the instructional league. It's persisted to this day. Greene would walk into the building. Trammell would see him and smile. 'You showed up,' Trammell might say. 'You show up, you got a chance.' Advertisement There are different road maps to success. All of them involve forward momentum. You can arrive at the park and hope to crush a six-run homer. You can try to swing away all the bad days with one violent bat-to-ball connection. Or you can simply keep showing up, paying the daily price this game demands. More than the momentous home runs, the energetic walk-offs and the champagne celebrations, Major League Baseball is about the survival of the daily grind. Doing one thing well, over and over again. Failing from time to time but punching the clock again anyway. That's been the real recipe behind Riley Greene's success, the fuel behind his development from top prospect to All-Star outfielder. This game demands patience. Rewards those who can handle the struggle. 4️⃣2️⃣9️⃣ Longest HR of the season for Riley Greene 💣 — Detroit Tigers (@tigers) May 31, 2025 'Experience is everything in this game,' Greene said at his locker last week. 'I don't have that much experience, but from what I do have, I've learned so much. I know what it takes.' Talk all you want about attack angles and groundball rates. Those have been central in Greene's ascendence. He has the steepest swing in the game. He's cut his groundball rate by more than 10 percentage points since his rookie season. He's also a player who thrives in the rhythms of the game, who enjoys showing up at the park, who watches every pitch from the wooden perch alongside his hitting coaches, slapping the dugout padding and cheering along with his childlike energy. Greene's personality in front of the cameras is more subdued. In a short time, he has mastered the cliches needed to endure any interview. Off the field, he's stayed true to himself. He will sit at his locker and talk about boats, fishing and country music. Advertisement 'He's never a guy that's gonna stray too far from his roots, as he shows me picture after picture of these fishes that he catches over the winter,' manager A.J. Hinch joked this spring. 'He's as authentic as they come.' None of that means Greene hasn't endured periods of doubt. He felt that in the minor leagues, where he slept with his bat during one slump. He felt it in his rookie year, nights when he would go home and wonder if he would ever hit again. Teammates who knew Greene and his talent simply laughed. 'He thinks he's terrible after one rough night,' infielder Ryan Kreidler once said. Greene felt it even this season, switching his walk-up song from Morgan Wallen to Rihanna, and finally back to Wallen, as he emerged from his latest slump. Part of his steady improvements in the major leagues have been a result of routine. More detailed game planning. More patience at the plate. 'I think what he's learning is that more is not always better,' Hinch said. 'But the right type of preparation is leading him to better results in the game consistently. I think the other thing, him growing up in this era of baseball, he gets a lot more feedback than most. He gets a lot of attention from fans, gets a lot of attention from the media, gets a lot of attention from opponents. He burst onto the national stage last year at the All-Star Game. He's learning how to compartmentalize all that and just be ready to play every day.' Early in his career, Greene was more prone to fear and fret. He was hitting .224 through his first 55 MLB games. So what would he tell a rookie version of himself? 'That's a good question,' Greene said, leaning back in a gray chair. He cocked his head and mulled over the thought. 'That it's gonna be OK, no matter what happens,' he finally said. 'It's a hard game, and we all go through ups and downs. … It's gonna be OK, and we're gonna figure it out.' This past April, the current version of Greene was not content with his results. He endured a 1-for-32 stretch with 19 strikeouts. His swing decisions were puzzling. He pulled his head and whiffed on hittable pitches — chase and swing-and-miss are still vulnerabilities. After the worst games, the stress was visible in the set of his shoulders. But in the back of his mind, there was a greater trust, a deeper confidence that all this would turn. Advertisement 'I knew I was gonna be fine,' Greene said. 'It was just a matter of time.' Sure enough, a brutal slump morphed into a scorching hot streak. And here in the middle of the order for a first-place team, Greene continues to look like exactly the player he was drafted to be when the Tigers selected him with the fifth pick in 2019. He finished May with 24 RBIs, the most he's ever had in a single month. He had an .894 OPS in 27 games. He now has a 131 wRC+ for the season. He's hit 13 home runs, tied for sixth-most in the American League. He is still only 24 years old. 'When he gets a good pitch to hit, gets a good swing off, it's must-see TV,' Hinch said. These days, the Tigers face another challenge. How do they keep Greene healthy? In his young career, he has already lost time to a fractured foot, a stress reaction in his back and a UCL tear he sustained while diving in the outfield. Last season, Greene grew fatigued in the summer and had a short stint on the injured list with a hamstring strain. This season, Greene's average sprint speed has declined. Advanced metrics show he has lost some burst in the outfield. Part of Greene's maturation has been learning to care for his body. He cut out his beloved Chick-fil-A this winter. He goes through a diligent daily routine to take care of his hamstrings. He monitors his sleep scores and takes supplements to aid his rest and recovery. 'I'm terrible at math, but I try to do the math in my head at night,' Greene said. 'If I go to bed at 11 and wake up at 11, 'OK, we're good.'' Still, there are concerns. Last week, Hinch gave Greene and Zach McKinstry, both left-handed hitters, a day off against a right-handed starter. Greene, in particular, was running on fumes. He played the next day and started at DH the game after that. 'Riley, it always feels like he's right on that edge of dealing with something,' Hinch said. 'We're just trying to be smart with what we're doing and where we're at.' Advertisement So far, Greene has held up in the face of a heavy workload. He has started 49 games in the outfield, including 13 games in center. He has started at DH seven times and made an appearance in all but two of Detroit's 60 games this season. The aches and pains are a part of the story. But despite the lingering concerns about Greene's health, he is a daily presence in this lineup because he is the centerpiece of the team's order. Even when times have been tough, he has kept showing up. Kept trusting the work. Stayed true in this slow-and-steady journey to becoming one of the game's best young hitters.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Detroit Tigers Make Historic Riley Greene, Spencer Torkelson Announcement
Detroit Tigers Make Historic Riley Greene, Spencer Torkelson Announcement originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Detroit Tigers improved their Major League Baseball best record to 39-21 on the season Sunday with a 1-0 road win over the Kansas City Royals. Advertisement The Tigers took two of three games from their AL Central rivals one series removed from a three-game sweep against the San Francisco Giants. Detroit got two hits from rising star outfielder Riley Greene against Kansas City as Greene continued his hot start to the season. Greene's strong game put him in elite company with teammate Spencer Torkelson, making him the subject of a historic post on Sunday. Riley Greene smacks a single against the Royals on June 1 at Kauffmann Stadium. © Denny Medley-Imagn Images "They're the two best friends that anybody could have," the Tigers' X account wrote as they shared the news. "Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene enter June as the only set of teammates in the AL to both have 13+ homers and 40+ RBI," the page wrote. Advertisement "It's the first time in franchise history we've had two players with 13+ HR at the start of June." Greene is hitting .271 on the season while Torkelsen is hitting .235. Greene's production is perhaps more on the expected side than Torkelson's after the Detroit first baseman was listed as a potential cut casualty heading into the 2025 season. Torkelson's bounce back year has given Detroit's lineup a much needed boost heading toward July 15's MLB All-Star Game in at Truist Park in Atlanta. The Tigers will hit the road for a four-game set against the Chicago White Sox starting Monday at 7:40 p.m., with Jack Flaherty taking the hill against White Sox hurler Jonathan Cannon. Advertisement Related: Tigers' Parker Meadows Turns Heads on Rehab Assignment With Mud Hens This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 1, 2025, where it first appeared.
Washington Post
a day ago
- General
- Washington Post
McKinstry scores on wild pitch and MLB-leading Tigers top Royals 1-0
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Zach McKinstry hit a leadoff triple in the third inning and scored on Kris Bubic's wild pitch to lift the Detroit Tigers over the Kansas City Royals 1-0 on Sunday. Riley Greene had two of Detroit's five hits as the Tigers bounced back from a 1-0 loss to Kansas City on Saturday that ended their five-game winning streak. They took two of three from their AL Central rivals for their 14th series win this season.
Associated Press
2 days ago
- General
- Associated Press
Royals and Tigers meet in series rubber match
Detroit Tigers (38-21, first in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (31-28, fourth in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Keider Montero (2-1, 4.54 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 24 strikeouts); Royals: Kris Bubic (5-2, 1.45 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 70 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -148, Tigers +124; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers play on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1. Kansas City has gone 19-12 in home games and 31-28 overall. The Royals have a 22-6 record in games when they out-hit their opponents. Detroit has a 17-13 record in road games and a 38-21 record overall. The Tigers have a 22-6 record in games when they did not give up a home run. The teams play Sunday for the seventh time this season. The Tigers are up 4-2 in the season series. TOP PERFORMERS: Vinnie Pasquantino leads the Royals with eight home runs while slugging .396. Salvador Perez is 8 for 39 with two home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games. Riley Greene has 12 doubles, 13 home runs and 40 RBIs for the Tigers. Spencer Torkelson is 7 for 34 with two doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 4-6, .268 batting average, 3.87 ERA, outscored by seven runs Tigers: 6-4, .203 batting average, 2.50 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs INJURIES: Royals: Lucas Erceg: 15-Day IL (back), Cole Ragans: 15-Day IL (groin), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hunter Harvey: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Sam Long: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Wright: 15-Day IL (shoulder) Tigers: Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Jackson Jobe: 15-Day IL (flexor), Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 15-Day IL (finger), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (arm), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60-Day IL (hip), Alex Lange: 60-Day IL (lat) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
